Charles Alexander Eastman

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Charles Alexander Eastman
Charles A. Eastman was born on February 19, 1858
in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. His parents were
Sioux leader Many Lightnings and Mary Nancy
Eastman.
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Ohiyesa

• Ohiyesa received his Indian name after winning a
  race against other, older boys in his village.
  The name Ohiyesa means The Winner. For
  generations, descendents have been given the name
  of Ohiyesa in honor of him.

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Minnesota Uprising

• During the Minnesota Uprising of 1862, Ohiyesa
  fled with his grandparents and others in the
  tribe to North Dakota and Canada. The winter was
  very harsh and the family nearly starved to
  death. Finally, they returned home and were
  placed on a reservation.

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Education

• Ohiyesas father encouraged him to go to school
  while he was on the reservation. When old
  enough, he went to Dartmouth College where he
  graduated in 1886. He then went to Boston
  University Medical School. He graduated in 1889
  and later became the first doctor to minister to
  the wounded at the Battle of Wounded Knee.

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Ohiyesas Many Talents

• Ohiyesa Eastman was a man of many talents. He
  fought to improve the lives of American Indians
  everywhere. He became a doctor and in 1910 he
  helped to found the Boy Scouts of America.

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Books by Charles A. Eastman

• Indian Boyhood 1902
• The Soul of the Indian 1911
• From the Deep Woods 1916
• Ohiyesa Charles Eastman died on January 8, 1939.